Example sentences of "[vb past] to do for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oldfield himself asked Branson to carry on as his manager , which Branson agreed to do for a new rate — Oldfield would pay him one barrel of beer a year . |
| 2 | I suppose I had persuaded myself that sending men to prison was n't something I cared to do for the rest of my life . |
| 3 | In 1340 the king conceded that parliament should have the right to grant the maltote , which it proceeded to do for a period of fifteen months . |
| 4 | The 5Os was a time when the hatred , fears and austerities of wartime Europe were still in recent collective memory , as were the two ounces of mildewy cheese that had to do for a whole week 's ration in those blackout , blitz and Mother Hubbard 's cupboard days of the previous decade . |
| 5 | On the one hand some teachers saw the process as a hindrance — as something they had to do for the LEA and which would have little consequence for themselves . |
| 6 | ‘ I never knew what I wanted to do for a living . |
| 7 | I was really enjoying my new status as a mother and being at home and caring for Danielle and watching her grow and learn was all I wanted to do for the rest of my life . |
| 8 | All I wanted to do for the first few weeks was to let Skipper get to know me and his surroundings . |
| 9 | As one of the group put it : ‘ It made people think about what they wanted to do for the whole year . ’ |